New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-27

Arrangements Tor the ocean yacnU race are
all made now, land unless something unforeseen
prevents the Dauntless and the COronet VIII
start next Saturday at 1 p. Mi the wnd
is westerly. On the twelfth page OF HE
TRIBUNEthi morning may be seen cuts OF these
two yachts, together with many facts
concerning lthem. There have been al
ready two transatlantic boat races, but
the last one was in 1870. Since then interest
i'm Yachting has increased greatly in America,
and the present race will attract much more
attention than either of its predecessors.
The fright caused at Nice and other places
on the Riviera by the earthquake is subsding.
1t is agreeable news that the coolest people
after the shocks occurred were by all odds the
Americans. They did not rush into the streets
to fall on their knees, but stayed in their houses.
Neither did they join the crowd of terrified
pleasure seekers that fled from the Riviera on
Wednesday and Thursday. On the contrary,
they telegraphed to their friends in the North
to Join them. Mr.. Phelps, the American Minis
ter in London, and Mrs. Phelps set good ex-
ample to everybody by starting for Nice as
they had intended before the earthquake hap
pened.
IL is evident that the Assembly Committee
to investigate Brooklyn municipal affairs
means to give every guilty man chance-not
to escape, but to present his case in defence as
fairly as could be asked Of the counsel en-
ployed, two lawyers are Democrats and one is
a Republican. Ii is also satisfactorily evident
that the delay in getting to work was not due
to any dissemination of the committee to begin,
nor lack of evidence to support the inquiry
The trouble is that there is so much evidence
Of municipal corruption among McLaughlin's
followers and official representatives that the
Committee has not had time yet to arrange 1t
all so as to begin their investigation properly
But from Friday next the inquiry will doubt
less be pushed on vigorously
American ladies will be the last IN the world
to admit that it makes any difference to them
what the rules and regulations about presenta-
tions at the Court of st. James's are IL is
possible, however that they will be casually
interested il a letter on this point written by
THE TRiBUNE's regular London correspondent.
There has been a change in the rules it seems,
80 far as they relate to Americans, and what 1t
is is duly set forth in that letter. Hereafter
Americans of gentle sex are to be on precisely
the same footing as their British cousins. The
new ruiz WIS utcuucu DIS IL COURTESY. IL VIII
be appreciated as such, but there isn't the
slightest chance in the world that the American
Minister in London will be any more troubled
about the matter in the future than he has been
In the past
The projectors of the railroad bridge between
Staten Island and New-Jersey won an impor-
tant victory last week. The Senate COMMITTEE
on Commerce by unanimous vote agreed to al
adverse report on the Mcpherson bill, which
was based upon the report OF the Board OF
Engineers and was in direct hostility to the
bridge authorized at the last session OF Con-
gress. The Secretary of War now has no longer
any excuse for Withholding his approval OF the
plans submitted to HIM in accordance
With the terms Of the law. The money to
build the bridge has been ready fol
como months. The land has been pur-